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everybody, but the president said today, if i quote him correctly, that anyone who disagrees new gun law opponents want to gin up fear or higher ratings or revenue. is there room for a fear disagreeing with the president or some of the things he did not all of them, is there room with this president? >> i don't think so. he talked about the republican friendly media the other day. obviously, he's talking about talk radio and maybe fox and other websites. this is what he routinely does. rather than have a real conversation, and say, look, i think there are a lot of complicated issues involved here, maybe part gun, maybe part hollywood, maybe part breakdown of the family, let's have a national conversation about this. instead, it's my opponents don't care about the poor children who are suffering, they're not reading the letters that i'm reading, they don't really care and in fact, it's all about their ratings. well, people who believe in the second amendment dearly they happen to have heartfelt views, maybe he disagrees, that's his right, but they shouldn't be demonized. >> one thing i wa
everybody, but the president said today, if i quote him correctly, that anyone who disagrees new gun law opponents want to gin up fear or higher ratings or revenue. is there room for a fear disagreeing with the president or some of the things he did not all of them, is there room with this president? >> i don't think so. he talked about the republican friendly media the other day. obviously, he's talking about talk radio and maybe fox and other websites. this is what he routinely does....
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it was already the law, but he took executive action under that law to ban the importation of specific weapons. the gun control act of 1968 that gave him that power was passed in the wake of the assassinations robert kennedy and martin luther king. and it is what gave george h.w. bush to take that executive action that he took banning some rifles. in 1989, two months after that schoolyard massacre in stockton, california. years later, president clinton followed in his footsteps. president clinton, in 1998, took executive action as president to ban the importation of more than 50 different kinds of semiautomatic assault weapons. this was in addition to the assault weapons ban. this was further action taken by the president alone in 1998. he took executive action to ban the importation of certain kinds of guns. today, president obama became yet another modern president to use his executive authority for reform of gun-related laws. president obama did not use his authority as president as his predecessors did. and i mean that in this sense. none of the executive actions that president oba
it was already the law, but he took executive action under that law to ban the importation of specific weapons. the gun control act of 1968 that gave him that power was passed in the wake of the assassinations robert kennedy and martin luther king. and it is what gave george h.w. bush to take that executive action that he took banning some rifles. in 1989, two months after that schoolyard massacre in stockton, california. years later, president clinton followed in his footsteps. president...
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biden's task force provided a road map for the long drive ahead. >> while there is no law or set of laws that can prevent every senseless act of violence completely, no piece of legislation that will prevent every tragedy, every act of evil. if there is even one thing we can do to reduce this violence, if there's even one life that can be saved, then we've got an obligation to try it. and i'm going to do my part. >> the president very compelling. he's willing to spend political capital in order to get something done. specific legislative proposals include a system of universal background checks, renewing the assault weapons ban from the clinton era, limiting high capacity magazines to ten bullets, providing more resources to states in reporting criminals and the mentally ill. out lawing armor-piercing bullets and funding, more funding, for police officers around the country. the president also signed 23 executive actions, most of them reinforcing laws already on the books. some actions are as simple as nominating. the president is asking the centers for disease control to study gun viole
biden's task force provided a road map for the long drive ahead. >> while there is no law or set of laws that can prevent every senseless act of violence completely, no piece of legislation that will prevent every tragedy, every act of evil. if there is even one thing we can do to reduce this violence, if there's even one life that can be saved, then we've got an obligation to try it. and i'm going to do my part. >> the president very compelling. he's willing to spend political...
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>> the law did some good, but it was easy to evade. i think they're going to pass a tighter law this time. >> let's talk about politics. you can do these things by geography. but we had ed rendell on who took on the nra in pennsylvania. he said the suburban republic, those who are going to be in trouble are those who line up with the nra who represent the suburbs. the suburbs will not put up with this. >> you ask people who are afraid of the nra. name me five congressman or governors who lost their seats because of the nra? >> they're obedient. let's look at this. the president said it will be tough and he'll need the support of republicans and democrats who hold wide ranging views on guns and gun ownership. let's listen to the president. >> we're going to need voices in those areas and those congressional districts where the tradition of gun ownership is strong to spoke up. ask your member of congress if they support universal background checks to keep guns out of the wrong hands. ask if they support a ban on high capacity magazines a
>> the law did some good, but it was easy to evade. i think they're going to pass a tighter law this time. >> let's talk about politics. you can do these things by geography. but we had ed rendell on who took on the nra in pennsylvania. he said the suburban republic, those who are going to be in trouble are those who line up with the nra who represent the suburbs. the suburbs will not put up with this. >> you ask people who are afraid of the nra. name me five congressman or...
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i'm all for enforcing laws we already have on the books before we start writing a million more laws. however, i think rational people feel like they don't want any crazy person to have uzi machine guns with 30 bullets -- >> i do think if you made the penalty for a crime using the guns, if you tripled the penalty, that would have to have some kind of impact on whether or not even criminals choose to use that type of a weapon. if you really were serious about ed and said i'm going to lay down the law. i don't care. it's a different penalty if you use a gun or this type of crazy gun. >> maybe it's a lot of all of the above we really should be looking at. i'm telling you, if i were a parent at sandy hook who'd lost their child, i would have wanted somebody there to protect them. i would have wanted somebody at that door that could have stopped that killer. >> you would have hoped that person could have. but then you saw a lot of parents who had a news conference who said all they wanted to talk about was getting those guns, working on gun control. >> as you say, has to be a balanced appr
i'm all for enforcing laws we already have on the books before we start writing a million more laws. however, i think rational people feel like they don't want any crazy person to have uzi machine guns with 30 bullets -- >> i do think if you made the penalty for a crime using the guns, if you tripled the penalty, that would have to have some kind of impact on whether or not even criminals choose to use that type of a weapon. if you really were serious about ed and said i'm going to lay...
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criminals don't care what the law is. they ignore the law. that's why they are criminals. >> bill: but to be fair to the other side, the antigun zealots, they just want to make it harder to get guns. that's what they accomplish. >> yeah. >> bill: but with 300 million on the street already, and then, you know a border that allows the federal government to send guns to mexico, which is really ironic, it's not going to stop. so, do you think the final question is, is president obama demagoguing this issue? is he demagoguing it because he sees public opinion going in his area? >> let me let new on a secret the president is is a liberal. >> bill: is is that the secret? [ laughter ] >> he sees this as an opportunity to get some of these things done. you talk about keeping us safe. if someone decides i need a gun to commit crimes. they are not going to go to the local gun store and buy the gun. they will buy it from the black market. >> bill: they might. there is a lot of criminals in new york drive down to virginia and stock up on guns and bring th
criminals don't care what the law is. they ignore the law. that's why they are criminals. >> bill: but to be fair to the other side, the antigun zealots, they just want to make it harder to get guns. that's what they accomplish. >> yeah. >> bill: but with 300 million on the street already, and then, you know a border that allows the federal government to send guns to mexico, which is really ironic, it's not going to stop. so, do you think the final question is, is president...
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. >>> and law enforcement officials are offering a $100,000 reward for tips leading to the arrest of a bank robber dubbed the ak-47 bandit. the suspect is wanted for holding up five banks last year in california, idaho and washington. in one heist he shot and wounded a police officer. and the fbi believes that he will strike again. >>> and firefighters in portland, oregon, used heavy cutting equipment to free a woman who was trapped in the tight space between two buildings. she was in there for four hours before being freed. the woman had been smoking on the roof of one of the buildings when she fell into that void which was only eight to ten inches wide. >>> important medical news for moms who are expecting. a new study confirms that the flu vaccine is safe for pregnant women and their babies. that's reassuring news since the current flu epidemic is raging. researchers found, going without the shot is risky. pregnant women who get the flu have a higher chance of fetal death. >>> now, some sports for you. a historymaking night in the nba. we have the highlights from espn. >> good mor
. >>> and law enforcement officials are offering a $100,000 reward for tips leading to the arrest of a bank robber dubbed the ak-47 bandit. the suspect is wanted for holding up five banks last year in california, idaho and washington. in one heist he shot and wounded a police officer. and the fbi believes that he will strike again. >>> and firefighters in portland, oregon, used heavy cutting equipment to free a woman who was trapped in the tight space between two buildings....
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this law, kendra's law who has been violent in the past. out of the hospital, living on the street and obviously needs help. this law allows psychiatrists to force them back into hospitals and get outpatient treatment. it doesn't really affect the gun situation at all. >> thanks to both of you >>> america's biggest bank has its biggest year ever. why did the ceo get stiffed by his bosses? at a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward
this law, kendra's law who has been violent in the past. out of the hospital, living on the street and obviously needs help. this law allows psychiatrists to force them back into hospitals and get outpatient treatment. it doesn't really affect the gun situation at all. >> thanks to both of you >>> america's biggest bank has its biggest year ever. why did the ceo get stiffed by his bosses? at a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why...
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the wrong thing to do. >> reporter: in oregon, a sheriff stood by his intention not to enforce any law he believes is unconstitutional. >> making criminals out of honest citizens, that's not the right path to go down. >> reporter: when the president made his announcement, he was joined by four kids who wrote him letters after sandy hook. >> these are some pretty smart letters from some pretty smart young people. julia said -- julia, where are you? there you go. "i'm not scared for my safety, i'm scared for others." >> reporter: rush limbaugh mocked that. >> the children are writing letters to the president, we don't want to die, we don't want to die. >> reporter: the president's proposals if passed by congress would ban assault weapons and high capacity magazine clips and require background checks on virtually every gun sale, even those between private individuals at gun shows. he called on his supporters to put pressure on members of congress. >> ask them what's more important. doing whatever it takes to get an a-grade from the gun lobby that funds their campaigns? or giving parents s
the wrong thing to do. >> reporter: in oregon, a sheriff stood by his intention not to enforce any law he believes is unconstitutional. >> making criminals out of honest citizens, that's not the right path to go down. >> reporter: when the president made his announcement, he was joined by four kids who wrote him letters after sandy hook. >> these are some pretty smart letters from some pretty smart young people. julia said -- julia, where are you? there you go. "i'm...
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i'm not against all gun laws. i think responsible gun owners just want those gun laws to be effective and i don't know that banning broad categories of guns is going to do the trick on this but there are some gun laws that i think can work in tandem with mental health and one idea that i was talking to krystal about we came across and happens in new york city is, for example, in new york city to get a handgun permit, you have to get friend referrals, friends who recommend you for that responsibility. and it goes to mental health and that it gets around the loner idea. if you have to tell people you're looking to purchase a gun, and you're troubled, this gives you, you know, two or three opportunities for those check points and talks about that sense of community and societial responsibility again. what do you think? >> i like that. you know, i didn't know that was going on in new york. i read somewhere, i think maybe canada has something similar to that. >> i saw that, too. >> two or three recommendations. >> righ
i'm not against all gun laws. i think responsible gun owners just want those gun laws to be effective and i don't know that banning broad categories of guns is going to do the trick on this but there are some gun laws that i think can work in tandem with mental health and one idea that i was talking to krystal about we came across and happens in new york city is, for example, in new york city to get a handgun permit, you have to get friend referrals, friends who recommend you for that...
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president to unilaterally introduce new laws without the legislative branch. a total of 23 executive actions were signed and immediately set into motion that could directly impact your right to keep and bear arms, and included on the list so-called clarification urging doctors and other health care providers to contact authorities if they arbitrarily deem a patient is a threat to themselves or others. so much for medical privacy in america. beyond that, and even more concerning, were the legislative proposals outlined by the president, calling for a universal background check, something that critics say could lead to a national gun owners data base and he wants the assault weapon ban reinstated and ten limit magazine, and a new gun trafficking law penalizing those who help criminals obtain firearms. what made it more shameful, it happened with children looking on as the president exploited their presence for for his own political purposes. >> and ask your member of congress if they support universal background checks to keep the guns out of their wrong. ask th
president to unilaterally introduce new laws without the legislative branch. a total of 23 executive actions were signed and immediately set into motion that could directly impact your right to keep and bear arms, and included on the list so-called clarification urging doctors and other health care providers to contact authorities if they arbitrarily deem a patient is a threat to themselves or others. so much for medical privacy in america. beyond that, and even more concerning, were the...
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congresswoman jan. >> a warning about the healthcare law. unite health care says its costs are running up. all rise. the judge says your premiums are about to do the exact same thing. so, i guess we shouldn't be surprised. premiums will likely go up. >> of course premiums are going up because the government's handis on the scale of what was left of the free market in health care. when >> shakihestitution. >> when it became law, and when this portion kicks in, the health insurers have to spend between 80 and 85% of collected premium revenues directly on healthcare. can't use it for any purpose. can't use it for investment. they have to have investment, and can't use it for management. i has to go into healthcare. this represents a political number. where did 80-85% come from? this is not based on experience of healthcare providers, this is what congregated to politically, ask also represents government interfering with the free market. if you knew your costs were going to go up and your prices were going to be capped but they weren't capped y
congresswoman jan. >> a warning about the healthcare law. unite health care says its costs are running up. all rise. the judge says your premiums are about to do the exact same thing. so, i guess we shouldn't be surprised. premiums will likely go up. >> of course premiums are going up because the government's handis on the scale of what was left of the free market in health care. when >> shakihestitution. >> when it became law, and when this portion kicks in, the health...
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> reporter: the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows 56% of americans do want stricter gun laws. 7% say they're too strict now. and 35% want no changes. 20 years ago, the last time real changes were debated, a full two-thirds of americans wanted stricter gun laws. this time, the public appears to be looking at the complex reasons behind the spade of mass shootings. a large majority said they believed lack of parental involvement with their children, inadequate mental health care and violent video games all contributed more to the gruesome shootings of the past two years than access to guns. and while the president talked a lot about mental health issues yesterday -- >> we will make sure mental health professionals know their options for reporting threats of violence. >> reporter: he never once mentioned parental involvement. [ gunshot ] >> reporter: so really understand the complexities of the gun debate in america, look who owns guns. our polls show that 41% of all households have a gun. in rural america, 61%. in urban homes, 29%. and our poll shows a dramatic political divide.
> reporter: the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows 56% of americans do want stricter gun laws. 7% say they're too strict now. and 35% want no changes. 20 years ago, the last time real changes were debated, a full two-thirds of americans wanted stricter gun laws. this time, the public appears to be looking at the complex reasons behind the spade of mass shootings. a large majority said they believed lack of parental involvement with their children, inadequate mental...
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that's a reality and they should definitely pass aaron's law. we'll be right this monday morning current tv presents special coverage of the presidential inauguration. the circumstance & the inside analysis. the presidential inauguration this monday morning at 10 eastern only on current tv.
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obama could get passed. >> i support the current laws. i don't think we need to change anything at all. >> reporter: the ferocity of the opposition does not surprise the white house. it's been nearly two decades since any new gun laws have been passed. >> we suffered too much pain and we care too much about our children to allow this to continue. >> reporter: ban on assault weapons and require background checks on all gun sales are things the nra is adamantly opposed to and vows to fight. >> there's people that care deeply about their second amendment rights and are not going to vote for politicians who sell them out. >> reporter: in recent polls, a significant majority of the public supports each of the major elements of the president's plan. that's why the white house plans to launch an all-out public campaign to support it, tapping into that grassroots network that helped the president win re-election. george? >> they're going to need everything they've got. jon karl, thanks. >>> we're going to turn to the potentially severe consequenc
obama could get passed. >> i support the current laws. i don't think we need to change anything at all. >> reporter: the ferocity of the opposition does not surprise the white house. it's been nearly two decades since any new gun laws have been passed. >> we suffered too much pain and we care too much about our children to allow this to continue. >> reporter: ban on assault weapons and require background checks on all gun sales are things the nra is adamantly opposed to...
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and they actually support something they think is law. so the education part of it is one aspect of it. but you've also got the sheer power, the emotion of the 9/11 families style approach where you've got the sandy hook families coming in, it's very hard to oppose -- it's not about the president. you've got -- it's not even about bloomberg's money that's going to go into the advertising. the emotional force of the sandy hook families is just like it was with the 9/11 families. and republicans have got to face up to that. frankly, democrats have to face up and grow a spine here as well. they have run away from the gun debate for 20 years or so because it's helped them get into power in some states. >> by the way, there are 30 to 40 democrats in the house, too, will also fight any reasonable, rational reforms. you know, one of the moments yesterday, richard, that i thought was really telling, i thought one of the president's strongest moments is when he said if you have a congressman or congresswoman that supports assault weapons, ask them
and they actually support something they think is law. so the education part of it is one aspect of it. but you've also got the sheer power, the emotion of the 9/11 families style approach where you've got the sandy hook families coming in, it's very hard to oppose -- it's not about the president. you've got -- it's not even about bloomberg's money that's going to go into the advertising. the emotional force of the sandy hook families is just like it was with the 9/11 families. and republicans...
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that's a reality and they should definitely pass aaron's law. we'll be right back. thanks, you guys. down with the explosive yet reflective, jerry springer and we'll find out which one of these camera guys is a secret baby daddy. >> only on current tv. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections tuberculosis lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores have had hepatitis
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he's targeting 2nd amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. the last two massacres we've had in organize oregon and here in this one, the guns were stolen. >> lock up the guns, maybe a locking mechanism. if you buy a gun, you have to have a locking mechanism on it. you gotta lock 'em up. >>> the defense secretary says the u.s. will take all necessary steps to deal the hostage crisis going on right now in algeria. at least three americans believed to be among the dozens of foreigners kidnapped by an al qaeda-linked group. the militants said the attack was in revenge for algeria's support of france's military attack in mali. >>> in california, a fired middle school teacher that worked as a porn actress will not get her job back. a three-judge an in oxnard rejected her appeal to the return to the courtroom, saying she was unfit for service as a teacher. she lost her job last year after students found her starring in x-rarted films on the internet. >> hot for teacher? >> no kidding. that could be a little distracting. wow. >> you would flunk that
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if you're talking about law enforcement, there are certain things that go with law enforcement where this is now a priority. i would be surprised if we didn't see more crackdown on gun crimes from the u.s. attorneys across the country. but this is mostly asking people to do things. >> bill: the one thing that one of our callers yesterday raised here and i think was one of the most important things, didn't get a lot of attention. there was some concern that under the health policy provisions of obama care, right that medical professionals could not report to law enforcement officers when they -- they heard repeated, you know, violent threats from mentally ill patients that they were dealing with. and the president said yesterday they're going to make it clear those policies will enable and encourage doctors, right, to report to law enforcement if they do hear some violent language from the mental health people which maybe closes that loop. they're all actions that the president -- as you say, without signing an executive order was able to take directing different federal agencies to t
if you're talking about law enforcement, there are certain things that go with law enforcement where this is now a priority. i would be surprised if we didn't see more crackdown on gun crimes from the u.s. attorneys across the country. but this is mostly asking people to do things. >> bill: the one thing that one of our callers yesterday raised here and i think was one of the most important things, didn't get a lot of attention. there was some concern that under the health policy...
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and joining me is the chief counsel for the center of law and justice. this story, it's hard to get your arms around how many things went wrong here, we have an illegal immigrant who is a child molester, who is volunteering in the office of a u.s. senator and first, the senator's office says, well, we didn't know any of that because he was unpaid, so we never checked the social security number. there was no way for us to know is what they say. let's table that for now and talk about the fact that it appears no one other than the associated press, now judicial watch and i guess senator chuck grassley has taken interest thanks to the ap. >> right. >> megyn: where is the inspector general, the white house, the administration to try to see whether this actually happened? >> yeah, nowhere to be found is the answer to that and i think that what senator grassley did in his letter and request, as well as judicial watch in their document request shows what's going on here and you have to ask yourself the question and there is information according to the associat
and joining me is the chief counsel for the center of law and justice. this story, it's hard to get your arms around how many things went wrong here, we have an illegal immigrant who is a child molester, who is volunteering in the office of a u.s. senator and first, the senator's office says, well, we didn't know any of that because he was unpaid, so we never checked the social security number. there was no way for us to know is what they say. let's table that for now and talk about the fact...